[1]At Hong Kong’s Mid-Autumn festival, there is an age-old tradition of worshipping the ‘moon god’. This year, top designers from Hong Kong brought the moon ‘down to earth’ with a giant moon lantern installation, naming it ‘The Rising Moon’. It is the centrepiece of the festival and is approximately 10 m in height and 20 m in diameter. The moon has been built with 7,000 recycled plastic bottles at Victoria Park, Hong Kong. The designers set the installation on top of a large pond so that the semi-spherical lantern joins its reflection under the special lighting effects, waxing and waning like a real moon. Moon-gazers are in for a treat as they can expect to see the biggest full moon in nine years. The giant lantern is made in such way that viewers will have a perfect view of the real moon inside it. Drawing inspiration from daily life and promoting the message of environmental protection, the lantern has been re-interpreted, using reusable materials, including plastic bottles, steel frames, cable wires and energy-saving LED light bulbs. This giant lantern has been conceived by four young Hong Kong-based architectural designers, Aden Chan, Stanley Siu, Eddie Hi and He Yiteng. The plastic bottles, used to create the installation, will be recycled after the exhibition.
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